Roberta Wellmann’s letter unfortunately ignores 100 years of public health progress through drinking water chlorination. In fact, a far greater concern than chlorine’s presence in drinking water is its absence.

The closing argument that the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality study claims that, “Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93 per cent higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine,” is good intentioned yet completely naive.

The Jesus flag is not welcome at city hall. Councillors agreed Monday night with a report from city administration to deny a request to fly a flag in support of the annual March for Jesus scheduled for Aug. 22.